"You can hide 'neath the covers and study your pain," is a classic line from Bruce Springsteen's seize-the-day anthem, "Thunder Road." Unfortunately, people with extreme lower back pain can lose their ...

Pain perception in affected individuals is more strongly influenced by learned fear than in healthy individuals. Changes along the gut-brain axis related to chronic inflammation may explain this. Many ...

Phobias (from the Greek fovos, meaning fear) are intense, irrational fears of objects or situations that pose little real danger. Unlike ordinary anxiety, phobias are long-lasting and can interfere ...

New research is challenging the long-held view of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a fear-based disorder. In a new study, 68% of trauma-exposed individuals reported that emotional pain (guilt, ...

A new study in Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, challenges the long-held view of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a fear-based disorder. In the study, 68% of trauma-exposed ...